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C. W. FRIES.

TOY-GUN.

No. 181,054. PatentedAug. 15,1876.'

CONRAD W. FRIES, A(')F ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI.

IMPROVEMENT IN TOY GUNS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. ESLdbd, dated Augustl, 1876 application filed June 12, 1876.

To all whom it may concer-n Be it known that I, CONRAD W.' FRIES, of St. Louis, in the county ot' St. Louis and State of Missouri, have invented an Improved Toy Gun, of which the following is a specification:

This invention relates to improvements in toy guns.

My improvements, as here presented, consist in a novel contruetion of the parts, their combination and operation, to cause the hain mer to,strike a blind cartridge or cap, to make a noise or report.

Of the drawing, Figure l is a sectional ele-` vation of the gun, showing the' interior operating parts. Fig. 2 is a sectional end view on .line ma' ot' Fig-.1.

A is the gun. B is the barrel. .U is the stock, to which the barrel is suitably attached. My improved parts and their operation are as follows: l) is a metallic easing, seated in a corresponding` mortise made within the stock, and directly under the breech ot' the barrel. Within this casing is a coiled spring, E, onel end of which is fastened-at c. rlhe other end has fastened to ita curved link, c1, which, in its turn, l further fasten to a pivotal pin, e2, in the hammer. (See figures.) F, the hammer, has its fnlcrum at j', Fig. 1, which point is below the link-fastening. lhe end ot' the hammer is suitably slotted to allow for the play ot' the link. (See Fig. 2.) G is the trigger. This projects below, within reach of the operator holdingl it. g is a spring surrounding` the trigger-stein, and serves to restore said trigger to original position. IIhe upper end ot' the trigger-stein extends within reach of the hammer when saine is drawn down to its lowest position. (See Fig. I.)

Thus constructed, the operation ot' the parts is as follows: rIhe hammer F being brought back into'the hollow lil, to assume the position shown in dotted lines, Fig. 1, it draws out the coil-spring, and in so doing the link c1 and hollow H permit said spring to be drawn beyond the point of its strain, or dead-point, and so as to permit the hammer to remain inactive until actuated by the trigger. As stated, a blind cartridge, cap, or similar device is then inserted in the barrel at the breech end. In this condition oi' the hammer the i'ull tension force ot' the spring is ready to be utilized to produce the report by causing the hammer to strike. To produce the concussion or strike the cap, the operator raises the trigger G, which compresses the springg, and at Sallie time raises the hammer F over its dead-point, when the tension oi'the mainspring carries said lntmmer up with force against the cap and prod nces the required report.

As apparent, the parts are t'ew, simple in construction, and most eective in operation,

besides forming a cheap 'and durable toy gun.

What I claim is- In a toy7 gun, the hammer F, link c1, spring E, and hollow l-I, with a trigger, G, and spring g, all said parts heilig' combined and arranged to operate substantially in the manner specified.

In testimony of said invention I have hereunto set my hand in presence oil witnesses.

CONRAD W. Finns.

Witnesses: Y

WiLLiAM W. HER'rI-IEL, Unas. F. MnIsNER. 

